A 3D morphological map of the Taam Ja’ Blue Hole. Despite the inhospitable conditions, blue holes are veritable oceanic oases teeming with life that’s adapted to an oxygen-poor environment.

The world's largest blue hole is the Great Blue Hole, located off the coast of Belize. A 2018 exploration co-led by Richard Branson set out to map the blue hole using sonar scans.

"After spotting this deep blue hole on google maps we decided to head far offshore, out further than our normal Reef trips to see what dwelled within," he wrote.

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Off the coast of Belize, in the Caribbean Sea, lies a captivating natural wonder familiar to any nature photography enthusiast: the Great Blue Hole.This perfectly circular sinkhole in the middle ...

GOOGLE MAPS has enabled the incredible discovery of a giant sinkhole called a ’blue hole’, in the heart of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. By Claudia Cuskelly 14:20, Thu, Sep 28, 2017 ...

Gaskell’s hole isn’t the only recently discovered blue hole. Just last year, the world’s deepest blue hole, the 987-foot Dragon Hole , was spotted in Paracel Islands in the South China Sea.

A mysterious “blue hole” at the bottom of the ocean is about to be explored by scientists. The aim is to discover what life forms can live inside this dark chasm that plummets to a depth of ...

It was apparently found by marine biologist Johnny Gaskell, who said he spotted the blue hole on Google Maps. He went to check it out with a team, despite it being far offshore, "further than our ...

According to the researchers, "The TJBH is now the deepest blue hole discovered to date, exhibiting water depths surpassing 420 mbsl, with its bottom yet to be reached." ...